Alison O'Donnell
@AtotheOD
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Don't get me wrong - I love a Curly Wurly - but it's basically just a Chomp doing yoga.
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Happy Shetland series 6 day!!! It’s been a long time coming. I really love this one and hope you all do too. See you UK-ers at 9pm ❤️❤️❤️
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Just back from filming on location in Shetland where we were laser focussed on the work at all times. No distractions whatsoever. Complete commitment.
@djhenshall
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Given the recent announcement this feels like a very bittersweet moment...here is the trailer for Shetland series 7 and Perez's swansong. I hope you can join us for one final adventure.
@djhenshall
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Feeling the heat? Why not enjoy the refreshing cool of windswept landscapes, chilling developments and trails gone cold in Shetland; tonight at 9pm on BBC1 🥶
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Beat the Monday blues with our good news! Shetland will return for two new series on
@BBCOne
starring
@djhenshall
@AtotheOD
and Steven Robertson
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Ahead of tonight’s finale here’s that cake fridge classic again to mark the occasion. Hope you all enjoy it. Thanks for all the lovely comments and support throughout this series. Shetland fans are the best 😘
Just back from filming on location in Shetland where we were laser focussed on the work at all times. No distractions whatsoever. Complete commitment.
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Obviously everything is an absolute bin fire rn but my 3 year old daughter describes diamonds as ‘squares that are dancing’ so there’s that at least.
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It would be churlish not to retweet this at this time.
Just back from filming on location in Shetland where we were laser focussed on the work at all times. No distractions whatsoever. Complete commitment.
@djhenshall
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🙌🏻 nice news as we head into pre production week.
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You all Shetland fans are the best. Thanks for being so lovely and supportive. It takes so long to make and the whole point is this moment when you all finally get to see it and when you enjoy it it is honestly the best feeling xx
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Some absolutely stonking performances from the guest actors on this series of Shetland. We’re so very lucky to have all of them. Can’t wait for you all to see it ☺️
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Have arrived on Shetland to begin filming with a stye and a crick in my neck. This is truly the glamorous actor’s lifestyle I always dreamed of.
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This is so funny 😂. It’s so dry I’m away to take a shower 🚿
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My 3 year old daughter explains the concept of jumping to her baby brother:
'You lift both feet in the air and wait for gravity to come'
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Trying to get a small child into clothes is like trying to get a reluctant seal into a wetsuit. Also the seal is drunk. And hates you.
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Yasssssss...
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Spent the best part of 6 months convincing my infant daughter that a swan isn’t a duck and now I have to deal with this shit.
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Look at this eye banquet. I can’t wait to get back.
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Fun fact: pretty much every time I tweet I block at least 1 man for some mansplaining bullshit response that I can’t be arsed with. I have never blocked a woman.
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Yes, this ⬇️. I watched the first episode last night and I now I can't wait to watch the rest. Just want to know what happens!
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Pleased to report the following conversation which took place on set today:
‘Are the actors having any cake?’
‘No they don’t want any.’
‘What...not even Alison?!’
Proud 💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻
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I’ve been on a social media holiday. Nice welcome back! 😁
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4 year old wanted to make musical instruments out of aquabeads but we had no templates. We’ll make them wild! she said. I think that’ll be too hard, I said. Came back to this: tambourine, castanets, electric guitar, drum&drumsticks, microphone. I hope she never learns self doubt.
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Woke up this morning to discover bf was asleep in our smelly shed because I’d left keys in the door. I’m so happy for him. 4 hours asleep in a shed in exchange for at least 6 months of me not being able to be high handed about anything is a really decent trade.
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Have had my trousers on backwards for 2.5 hours. Only just noticed 💪🏻
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Sometimes being a working mum feels like the most empowering and fulfilling life of all and sometimes it feels like I’ve had my stomach ripped out and my heart tied into a double knot.
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The best thing about having an ACTUAL DETECTIVE as a neighbour is that he’s a really convenient choice for verifying my passport photos.
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In an Uber. The driver spots a homeless woman with a dog. He feels sorry for the dog he says. But not her because she chooses this life. Does drugs. Reader. I lost my fucking shit at him. I’m still in the Uber.
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Sure they teach you how to breathe through labour and change a nappy but where is the lesson on how not to LOSE YOUR MIND WHEN YOUR KID PUTS ALL THE STICKERS IN THE WRONG PLACE
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Went to Lidl to get some spooky sweets for the neighbourhood kids..... 🎃 💀 👻
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Loved doing this interview! Thanks for having me guys 😄
‘It’s the pinnacle of any actor's career’
@AtotheOD
wants to read a bedtime story 📖
@CBeebiesHQ
can we make this happen please! 🙏🏼
@sarajcox
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@GethincJones
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#MorningLive
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Production threw us a detective themed costume party and some of the crew dressed as Jimmy, Tosh, Sandy and Cora. It’s gross how much I’m loving it.
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Just had a random woman try to persuade me to buy fresh chicken because it was a better deal.I said no I’m looking for precooked. She says can’t you just cook it yourself? I said I have a baby I want the convenience. She says well I’ve had THREE babies OH MY GOD I DON’T KNOW YOU
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Bf is away to complain to our neighbours who leave their dog out on the deck barking at all hours. It is our first indignant OUR BABY IS SLEEPING moment and I’m thrilled for us, I won’t lie.
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I find the key to most things in life is finding the right balance of giving a shit and not giving a shit.
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Editor’s pick of celebrities who have been pointed at and pronounced as ‘Dada’ in our house this week:
3. Graham Norton
2. Idris Elba
1. Mrs Brown
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Where can I get some really good quality jumpers that fit well and have some structure but are also a bit quirky and have personality without being naff and are affordable but also an investment? Thanks. This is not a joke. p.s. get the tories out, obviously.
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Just back from filming on location in Shetland where we were laser focussed on the work at all times. No distractions whatsoever. Complete commitment.
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I'm in a play. Obviously there are much more important things going on in the world right now but if you want your mind taken off it for an hour, this is a bonkers, pee-your-pants funny, whip-smart piece of writing. Come!
Sneak peek from rehearsals... Irene Allan, Alison O’Donnell and
@GrantORourke
in
@MrDCJackson
's I’M DISSOLVING MY LOVE IN A BATH OF ACID 💔🛀
Directed by Mark Thomson and presented in association with
@traversetheatre
Opening Monday at PPP!
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Merry Christmas. If it makes you feel any better, every single one of our dinner guests turned up half an hour early 😑
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Fucking Gove is like that wee nyaff that only gets to hang out with others because he’s got quite a big garage.
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❤️
Shetland:
@djhenshall
@AtotheOD
and
@StephenWalters
have all been terrific in the latest series of the BBC drama, which concludes tonight
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Am I the mad one for expecting tradespeople who enter my house to wear a mask? I’m tired of having to go through the awkwardness of asking. I mean...they’re in and out of houses all the time...
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Solids diet of a Scottish toddler:
40% blueberries
40% scrambled egg
20% floor grot
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Thank you so much for all your kinds words of support for the show tonight. I am very touched and slightly overwhelmed!
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All that learning how to pee silently at boyfriends’ houses in your teens is actually just practice for not waking your sleeping baby in an ensuite set-up.
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This is so nice 🙌🏻❤️ (and quite possibly better than my actual showreel 😂)
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Very touched by everyone’s concern in response to my attention seeking tweet yesterday. Turns out I didn’t disguise it as an hilarious joke as well as I thought I had. You’re all lovely. I’m fine. No 3rd thing as yet...keeping edgy.
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@djhenshall
@Glittergirl68
I hear this from time to time and it always surprises me as there’s never even been a hint of it. In fact I’m fairly sure that in 5 series we’ve never even physically touched one another. Personally I find their mutual respect and mentor/mentee vibe to be a breath of fresh air.
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Me a year ago: I’m definitely not going to be one of those parents who gives their baby their phone
Me now: 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👶🏼📲📲📲📲📲😂😂😂😂😂😂👶🏼👶🏼😂😂😂😂📲😂📲😂📲😂📲😂📲👶🏼👶🏼😂😂😂😂😂😂😂📲📲📲👶🏼📲👶🏼😂📲📲👶🏼😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼📲👶🏼😂😂😂👶🏼😂😂😂😂👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼📲📲😂😩
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My fella to the baby: Your mum is the best. She’s absolutely top shelf.
Me: ... do you mean top drawer??
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Just had a tweet telling me Tosh's style should be more feminine. Sure-that's what she needs. Some Man telling her how to dress. Fuck. Off.
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Oh good. I’ve reached that stage with my current iPhone where thinking about using it uses 86% of the battery.
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You know when you’re watching a series and realise you’re actually no longer enjoying it and life is too short and you haven’t even watched The West Wing for crying out loud but you keep going because you’re a neurotic, completist weirdo? Is that just me?
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I don't know who needs to hear this but can we stop making nursing bras that need to be hand washed?? Are you kidding me? No one who is breastfeeding has time to HAND WASH wise up
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Niche tweet: when trying to explain to my 22 month old daughter what it is I do for a living, I plumped for ‘Mama is like Mr Potato’ 🤦🏻♀️
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Nice write-up here ahead of series 7 which starts on Wednesday in the UK.
Henshall ready to ‘go out on a high’ as crime drama nears return via
@Shetnews
@djhenshall
@AtotheOD
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People of Lerwick...how do you sleep through the every-15-minutes clock chiming? Do you just eventually get used to it? 👀
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Lads this is only my great auntie ❤️
One of Scotland's "most neglected" poets is set to launch her first full collection at the age of 86
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Sending solidarity and support to everyone in Ireland voting to
#RepealTheEighth
#voteYes
for compassion and choice
@siobhni
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My new faves are all the gruff older men who smile at my baby on public transport-helping to prove that gender norms are a load of old shite 💕
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Remember when you were going about confidently using a word and it was actually a word your mum had made up? 👀
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Mark Bonnar: national treasure.
I wrote something for
@ipaperviews
about men and our role in helping to prevent domestic abuse.
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Really feeling the link between our need for feminism and trying to find a father’s day card that doesn’t make me want to eat my own face off.
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Fun Christmas game:
Guess how many times the panettone was re-gifted before it was given to you!
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I’ve asked my mum to send us videos of her telling us stories from her own childhood. It is absolutely magical. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
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Serious idea: when one has/adopts a baby they are issued with a special card valid for 3 years and it must be displayed on the windshield of any car parked in a parent and child space. OTHERWISE YOU ARE FINED ONE MILLION POUNDS. Let’s refine the details and make it happen.
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I consider this more of a breath freshener than a biscuit.
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For anyone looking to catch up with series 1 and 2, they'll be on
@drama_channel
on Wednesdays at 9pm from 9th March
#Shetland
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I love the sub-competition on Ken Bruce’s PopMaster where contestants vie to have the most tenuous (and shit) celebrity encounter story. It’s a closely run thing.
*disclaimer: I realise this is a mega niche tweet but am hopeful someone will appreciate it.
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Editor’s pick of celebrities who have been pointed at and declared as ‘mama’ in our house this week:
1. David Bowie
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A woman's just after saying to me 'now don't be offended, but you're the spitting image of the girl from Shetland'
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I can hear my bf outside conversing with the little girl next door. She says ‘I’m having 2 birthdays this year’ and he replies ‘does that mean you’re 2 years older?’ 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve been laughing for about 10 minutes.
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Today I was in a car crash and my hair went on fire. DEAR GOD WHAT IS THE THIRD THING GOING TO BE?
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Glasgow Central low level smells of shit. Literally. But having been here for a bit of time I can no longer smell the shit, presumably because I’ve got used to it WHICH IS WORSE. If the place I’m in smells of shit I want to know about it am I right?
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A couple in the US have named their rescue Shih-Tzu Tosh. I have nothing left to achieve in this life and am quitting everything tomorrow.
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Pitch: Tosh heads to Barbados for some relaxation time and all her scenes are filmed there? I mean, she'd be on the phone to Perez A LOT...
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Wrap your eyes around this if you haven’t already. It’s 4 hours of TV perfection.
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One highlight of 2018 for me was one night when I thought we didn’t have any treats in but my bf corrected me and I was offered an effervescent vitamin c drink or a Mini Milk that had been run under the tap 😐
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I came for the cats, stayed for the magic. I love everything he writes.
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